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Rasad-1 (Persian: رصد meaning Observation) was an Iranian satellite which was launched in 2011. The third Iranian satellite and the second to be launched successfully using an indigenous rocket Rasad-1 was Iran’s first imaging satellite. Launched aboard a Safir-B carrier rocket it was successfully placed into a low Earth orbit at an altitude of 236 by 299 kilometres (147 by 186 mi) inclined at 55.7 degrees.